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Team coaches, please check this page regularly for clarifications about events. If you have a question about an event, please e-mail Heather McKean. Wednesday, April 4, is cut-off for receipt of questions ... otherwise, we won't have time to get an answer for you. All questions and responses will be posted online no later than Wednesday, April 11 (4:00 p.m.).

EVENT QUESTIONS & RESPONSES
Event Question Response
Helicopters - C What is height of event room? Racquetball Court: 20 x 40 feet x 20 feet high.
Sign-Up Events Will we be able to sign up for non-scheduled events at registration on Friday? No. All event sign-up for will be at event locations on Saturday 8:30-9:00 a.m.  Impound/Sign-Up Exception: Trial Event Helicopter Egg Drop - Impound & sign up 11AM-12PM at CEB 2nd floor balcony overlooking CEB Lobby.
Impound & Sign-Up Times Impound time is indicated at 8:30-9:00 a.m. When does sign-up actually begin? Sign-up and impound (with exception identified above) are at the event location from 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Impound & Sign-Up Times Do competing students need to be present at impound or sign-up? Competing students do NOT need to be present for impound or sign-up; however, whoever is impounding/signing up must have all required equipment and information to properly check in - INCLUDING CORRECT SPELLING OF STUDENTS' NAMES. Otherwise, it is possible the team could be disqualified. 
Trial Events - B & C Division What trial events will be at the WA State tournament? Helicopter Egg Drop (B), Mag Lev Vehicle (B & C), and Materials Science (C) are trial events in the 2012 WA State Science Olympiad tournament.  Links above are the rules we will follow for those events. Do NOT go to the national Science Olympiad web site for rules.
# of Team Entries in Trial Events How many teams from a single team can compete in trial events? Only one entry per team in trial events. Generally, alternates are used for trial events, however, regular team members may also compete ... but only one entry per team.
Changing Rotation for Trial Events We have student who wants to compete in a trial event that is same time as regular event. May we change our rotation for trial event/s only?  No, teams may not change their rotation for the trial events (or regular events, for that matter).

Mission Possible - B Division 

 When is the Task Sequence List turned in? Task Sequence Lists should be faxed to 509-359-6867 or e-mailed to smurphy@ewu.edu by noon Friday, 4/13. Only if absolutely necessary, turn in at team registration on Friday, 4/13. Be sure your team name and number are CLEARLY identified.
Microbe Mission - B & C Division What brand/model of probes will be used? No probes will be used.
Protein Modeling - C Division What is the Jmol version that will be used for the on-site model? Is it software we can download onto personal computers?

Version 11.8RC5

Download link: jmol.sourceforge.net
Rocks & Minerals - B & C Division Will anything new be added to list for state tournament? No - same list as for regional.
Keep the Heat - B Division & Thermodynamics - C Division What procedure will be used? We will dispense very hot water from our hot water reservoir into our own measuring devices. We will then insert a thermometer into this container. When the temperature cools to a pre-determined temperature value, we will then pour the hot water into the students' beakers. At that point, the timer will be started and the students will put the beaker into their own device.
Compute This What software/versions will be used? Internet Explorer 9 and Office 2007.
Keep the Heat - B Division & Thermodynamics - C Division With change of rooms for written test and impound/ sign-up at same time in different room, how are students supposed to be in two places at once? ANYONE can impound/sign-up. Just be sure they have the correct spelling of student names. [So students WILL go to written test room. If no one else is available to impound/sign-up, students can do when test is completed.]

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